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How Long Does Cannabis Stay In Our Body After Smoking It?
Question: I have a really good job and I am afra.id I may have screwed it up by taking one drag off of a joint 88 days ago....I haven't smoked in 3 years and I will be getting a follicle test tomorrow at day 89 when my company goes back 90 days. What are my chances of passing?
Brief Answer:
Its marginal
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
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I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Coming to the theories of cannabis, the cannabis is detecable in hair follicle upto 90 days. Now your 89 days is at the margin and there is a marginal possibility that you may have a positive test tomorrow. However considering the fact that you dont take it regularly and it was only a one drag, the chances are further less but the chances cannot be negated completely. Lets put it at 30-70. 30% chance of you getting a positive result.
One thing you can do is, hair grows at half inch per month and the cannabis you had taken might be on the last 1/3rd of hair. You may have a haircut leaving behind one inch of hair and in that case the test will definitely be negative.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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Its marginal
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Coming to the theories of cannabis, the cannabis is detecable in hair follicle upto 90 days. Now your 89 days is at the margin and there is a marginal possibility that you may have a positive test tomorrow. However considering the fact that you dont take it regularly and it was only a one drag, the chances are further less but the chances cannot be negated completely. Lets put it at 30-70. 30% chance of you getting a positive result.
One thing you can do is, hair grows at half inch per month and the cannabis you had taken might be on the last 1/3rd of hair. You may have a haircut leaving behind one inch of hair and in that case the test will definitely be negative.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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